Which phone? The tricky thing about Google Play Services is that many apps can utilize them, without any easy way for the user to know for sure. For a while, Google Photos was causing problems, but they supposedly fixed that. Still, I wouldn't be too surprised if an old bug resurfaced after an update, so try uninstalling or disabling Google Photos temporarily.

Which phone? The tricky thing about Google Play Services is that many apps can utilize them, without any easy way for the user to know for sure. For a while, Google Photos was causing problems, but they supposedly fixed that. Still, I wouldn't be too surprised if an old bug resurfaced after an update, so try uninstalling or disabling Google Photos temporarily.

Thanks, I've already rolled back all Google apps to factory version. Goggle Play Services still drains. Phone is HTC 10.

The problem we had here was with data usage, more than battery drain. What finally solved it was disabling background data for Google Play Services. You do have to re-enable it temporarily each time you want to use the Playstore app, but that's easy enough. Surely this could help with battery too.

What finally solved it was disabling background data for Google Play Services

Wow! I just saw that in Marshmallow you can't do this anymore. Play Services no longer shows up in the app list under Data, so you can't restrict it. Google must have caught on to this solution, and now the app can use your phone however it wants.

Wow! I just saw that in Marshmallow you can't do this anymore. Play Services no longer shows up in the app list under Data, so you can't restrict it. Google must have caught on to this solution, and now the app can use your phone however it wants.

Correction: you can still restrict background data for Play Services, you just can't get there from the Data listing anymore. Find it in the app listing instead. It might be worth a try if you can't identify a particular app that's (over)using these services.

Hi there, I had the same problem and it was driving me bananas.
I have tried all sort of things to try to resolve this issue. I have even restored the factory settings on my GS7 edge but yesterday, finally, I think I have cracked it.
The issue is in the settings for Google Play Services.
If you access the app from the settings of your phone and you scroll down to the bottom of it, you should be able to see, in the advanced settings, Change System Settings. Well, set that on the off position and it should do the trick.
It worked for me and I hope it would work for you too.